Category: Family
Stories that focus on the entire family
Hope Springs Eternal (by Doolittle)
Summary: WHN/Missing Scene – The Hopefuls. My first ever fanfiction story for Bonanza.
Rating: G (3,900 words)
Between a Rock and a Hard Place (by Cheaux)
Summary: When the Ponderosa faces financial ruin, only drastic measures can save the day…measures which turn deadly for Joe and Candy as Ben and Hoss watch from a distance.
Rated: K+ WC 7000
Ballad of Brothers: Opus (by freyakendra)
Summary: A sandstorm leads to a special moment of brotherly bonding between Adam and Little Joe before tragedy strikes—and then that bonding takes on a whole different depth of meaning when they look to the songs that had first given them a night of laughter to help them survive through the day. When Ben, Hoss and Sheriff Coffee go to their aid, they discover Joe is missing and Adam fears the worst.
Rated: T Word Count: 28,400
His Legacy (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: Hoss surprises the family by coming home with a wife. Only one problem…her brother wants her inheritance bad enough to kill.
Rating: K+ (22,200 words)
Things that Go Bump in the Night (by Cheaux)
Summary: Did you ever wonder why Joe was obsessive about hunting creatures of the night in My Brother’s Keeper and Marie, My Love?
Rated: T WC 2500
To Reach for the Stars (by Cheaux)
Summary: Some wounds heal with barely a trace; others leave scars too painful to touch. Can a father know the difference?
Rated: T WC 2200
Geneva (by HazelMom)
Summary: A series of letters combined with a deadly illness set the Cartwrights against each other and the town when Roy takes one of their own into custody.
Rating: K+ (25,230 words)
Hold On (by freyakendra)
Summary: When Joe is trapped and facing what they believe will mean certain death, Adam’s heroic refusal to let go sets him on a heart-wrenching and soul-searching journey it takes Hoss to sort out. Excerpt: “And if the measure of a man’s worth in this life was in how much he refused to let go, then both Pa and Adam were worth more than Hoss could count”.
Rated: T WC 11,300
A Matter of Faith (by JoanS)
Summary: A faith healer comes to town and causes problems for Dr. Martin and the Cartwrights.
Rating: T (14,600 words)
Independence Day (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: The Independence Day race, which the Cartwrights have been looking forward to all summer, ends in near tragedy.
Rating: K+ (39,720 words)
Bloodlines Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The True Character of a Man (by HazelMom)
Summary: It is never wise to underestimate the middle man, whether you’re ‘society’, a kidnapper, or family.
Rating: T (17,540 words)
Mending the Break (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe knows whom Adam should marry. Now he just needs to make Adam realize who it is.
Rating: K+ (19,180 words)
Remember the Breaking Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Close Call (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A short piece written for a good laugh. Hope you will laugh as hard as my sister and I did!
Rating: K+ (1,760 words)
Teach Me to Fly (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A young woman is injured while riding across the Ponderosa; the Cartwrights find themselves doing more than helping her heal and Candy finds himself falling in love.
Rating: K+ (5,770 words)
Something Worth Fighting For (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: Adam’s been believed dead for two years; then the Cartwrights learn different. Getting him to the ranch is not a problem…keeping him there may be.
Rating: K (7,180 words)
